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cochairman

American  
[koh-chair-muhn] / koʊˈtʃɛər mən /

noun

  • cochairmen
    plural
  1. one of two or more joint chairmen.


Gender

Is it cochair, cochairman, cochairwoman, or cochairperson? See chairperson, -man.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of cochairman

First recorded in 1930–35; co- + chairman


Example Sentences

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Says Tom Corson, cochairman of Lipa’s label, Warner Records: “What we’re seeing is the dawning of a new superstar.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2021

Carter's campaign cochairman, William Shaheen, admitted that 40% of the people his man met during his two-day swing had never heard of him before.

From Time Magazine Archive

As cochairman of the 1960 Kennedy campaign in Northern California, he so impressed Bobby Kennedy with his hustle that he was asked to come to Washington.

From Time Magazine Archive

Percy therefore proposed that Dirksen be chairman, that he himself take second place as cochairman, and that the third top delegation post, that of secretary, go to an all-out Goldwater man.

From Time Magazine Archive

Time Inc.'s Board Chairman Andrew Heiskell, the Coalition's cochairman, underscored the sense of enlightened self-interest that motivates its members.

From Time Magazine Archive

State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Assembly Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski, the cochairmen of the select committee, said the report leaves open key questions about Mr. Christie’s behavior.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2014

So the 300 delegates reconsidered, settled on "Progressive Citizens of America," with Kingdon and Davidson as cochairmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

The White House, apparently seeking consensus even in chaos, dispersed responsibility for selling the $1,000-a-couple tickets among 30 cochairmen, honorary chairmen and committeemen of all factions, many of whom are not on speaking terms.

From Time Magazine Archive

The county has been carved into precincts and sub-precincts, with cochairmen in each to set up committees on transportation, babysitting, telephoning and finances.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he needs counsel, the aspiring politician huddles with a formidable pair of campaign cochairmen: Father Gregory and former California Governor Pat Brown.

From Time Magazine Archive

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